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noun
- a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
noun
- the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria
1884, from German; see bacteria + -ology. Related: Bacteriological (1886). Bacteriological warfare is from 1924.
n.
- The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.
- The scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.